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Historical Birthday

04 Apr 1492
Ambrosius Blarer German reformer born in Konstanz Germany (d. 1564)
04 Apr 1572
William Strachey English writer ( early history of the English colonisation of North America) born in Saffron Walden Essex (d. 1621)
04 Apr 1593
Edward Nicholas English statesman (Secretary of State to Charles I and Charles II) born in Winterbourne Earls United Kingdom (d. 1669)
04 Apr 1646
Antoine Galland French orientalist and archaeologist born in Rolot France (d. 1715)
04 Apr 1648
Grinling Gibbons Dutch-born British sculptor and woodcarver born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1721)
04 Apr 1688
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle French astronomer and cartographer born in Paris (d. 1768)
04 Apr 1718
Benjamin Kennicott English churchman and Hebrew scholar born in Totnes Devon (d. 1783)
04 Apr 1731
Francesc Morera i Cots Valencian composer born in Sant Mateu (d. 1793)
04 Apr 1752
Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli Italian composer (Andromeda) born in Naples Italy (d. 1837)
04 Apr 1755
Vincenc Maek Bohemian composer born in Zvkovec Czech Republic (d. 1831)
04 Apr 1758
John Hoppner English portrait painter born in Whitechapel London (d. 1810)
04 Apr 1758
Pierre-Paul Prudhon French Romantic painter and draughtsman - allegorical paintings and portraits born in Cluny Sane-et-Loire (d. 1823)
04 Apr 1762
Stephen Storace English composer born in London (d. 1796)
04 Apr 1772
Nachman of Breslov Ukrainian founder of Breslov Hasidut born in Midzyb Kingdom of Poland (d. 1810)
04 Apr 1785
Bettina von Arnim German writer and composer of the Romantic era (This Book Belongs to the King) born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1859)
04 Apr 1792
Thaddeus Stevens US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R) born in Danville Vermont (d. 1868)
04 Apr 1802
Dorothea Dix American social activist born in Hampden Maine (d. 1887)
04 Apr 1804
Joseph Fischhof Czech-Austrian pianist and composer born in Buovice Moravia (d. 1857)
04 Apr 1809
Benjamin Pierce American mathematician and astronomer (Peirces criterion for outliers) born in Salem Massachusetts (d. 1880)
04 Apr 1814
John Blair Smith Todd American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Lexington Kentucky (d. 1872)
04 Apr 1817
John Wilson Sprague American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in White Creek New York (d. 1893)
04 Apr 1818
Thomas Mayne Reid Irish-American novelist (The Headless Horseman) born in Ballyroney County Down Ireland (d. 1883)
04 Apr 1819
Queen Maria II of Portugal Daughter of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil born in Palace of So Cristvo Rio de Janeiro Kingdom of Brazil (d. 1853)
04 Apr 1820
Charles Devens Jr American lawyer jurist statesman and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Charlestown Boston Massachusetts (d. 1891)
04 Apr 1821
Linus Yale Jr. American portrait painter and inventor (Yale cylinder lock) born in Salisbury New York (d. 1868)
04 Apr 1823
Carl Wilhelm Siemens German engineer and inventor (laid undersea cables) born in Gehrden Hanover Germany (d. 1883)
04 Apr 1823
Robert Byington Mitchell American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Mansfield Ohio (d. 1882)
04 Apr 1826
Znobe Gramme Belgian electrical engineer (Gramme dynamo) born in Jehay-Bodegne Belgium (d. 1901)
04 Apr 1828
Margaret Oliphant Scottish novelist and biographer (Beleaguered City) born in Wallyford Scotland (d. 1897)
04 Apr 1831
Edward Cary Walthall American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Richmond Virginia (d. 1898)
04 Apr 1836
Charles Jerome Hopkins American composer born in Burlington Vermont (d. 1898)
04 Apr 1842
Edouard Lucas French mathematician (Lucas sequences) born in Amiens France (d. 1891)
04 Apr 1843
Hans Richter Austrian-Hungarian composer born in Raab Kingdom of Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1916)
04 Apr 1846
Comte de Lautramont French writer (Les Chants de Maldoror) born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 1870)
04 Apr 1846
Raoul Pictet Swiss physicist who invented liquid nitrogen and was a pioneer of cryogenics born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1929)
04 Apr 1853
Tad Lincoln youngest son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1871)
04 Apr 1858
Remy de Gourmont French poet born in Bazoches-en-Houlmes France (d. 1915)
04 Apr 1866
George P Baker American educator and playwright (47 Workshop) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1935)
04 Apr 1869
Mary Colter American architect and designer (Fred Harvey Company Santa Fe Railroad) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1958)
04 Apr 1870
George Albert Smith American religious leader 8th President of Mormon church born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1951)
04 Apr 1872
Nikolai Amani Russian composer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1904)
04 Apr 1872
Pauline de Haan-Manifarges Dutch singer born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1954)
04 Apr 1875
Jozef Szulc Polish composer born in Warsaw (d. 1956)
04 Apr 1875
Pierre Monteux French-American conductor (Boston Symph Orch 1919-24) born in Paris France (d. 1964)
04 Apr 1875
Samuel S. Hinds American actor (Raven Test Pilot) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1948)
04 Apr 1876
Maurice de Vlaminck Fauvist painter (Village in the Snow) born in Paris France (d. 1958)
04 Apr 1879
Gabriel Groulez French composer born in Lille France (d. 1944)
04 Apr 1880
Georg von Trapp Austrian WWI submarine commander and inspiration for The Sound of Music character born in Zara Kingdom of Dalmatia Austria-Hungary (d. 1947)
04 Apr 1881
Charles Earle Funk American lexicographer (Funk & Wagnalls) (d. 1957)
04 Apr 1882
Mary Howe American composer (Sand) and pianist born in Richmond Virginia (d. 1964)
04 Apr 1884
Isoroku Yamamoto Marshall Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese fleet (WWII) born in Nagaoka Niigata (d. 1943)
04 Apr 1887
William Cumming Rose American biochemist who discovered threonine (an amino acid) born in Greenville South Carolina (d. 1985)
04 Apr 1888
Tris Speaker American baseball player hit more doubles than Pete Rose born in Hubbard Texas (d. 1958)
04 Apr 1888
Zdzisaw ygulski Sr. Polish literary historian born in Przemyl Poland (d. 1975)
04 Apr 1892
Cyril Smith Scottish actor (The Adventures of Sir Lancelot) born in Peterhead Scotland (d. 1963)
04 Apr 1892
Esther Howard American actress born in Helena Montana (d. 1965)
04 Apr 1895
Arthur Murray [Moses Teichman] American ballroom dancer and businessman (Arthur Murray Dance Party) born in NYC New York (d. 1991)
04 Apr 1895
Charlie Hallows English cricket batsman (Lancs played for England 1921-28) born in Little Lever Lancashire (d. 1972)
04 Apr 1896
Robert Sherwood American dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois Idiots Delight) born in New Rochelle New York (d. 1955)
04 Apr 1896
Tristan Tzara [Samuel Rosenfeld] Romanian-French poet (Approximate Man) born in Moineti Romania (d. 1963)
04 Apr 1897
Pierre Fresnay French actor (Monsieur Vincent Grand Illusion) born in Paris France (d. 1975)
04 Apr 1898
Agnes Ayres [Hinkle] American actress (Sheik Souls at Sea) born in Carbondale Illinois (d. 1940)
04 Apr 1899
William Brann South African cricketer (South African batsman v England 1922-23) born in Port Elizabeth Cape Province (d. 1953)
04 Apr 1901
Carmel Myers American actress (Carmel Myers Show) born in San Francisco California (d. 1980)
04 Apr 1902
Louise Lvque de Vilmorin French poet and author (Lutin Sauvage) born in Verrires-le-Buisson Essonne Paris (d. 1969)
04 Apr 1902
Stanley G. Weinbaum American sci-fi author (Martian Odyssey) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1935)
04 Apr 1905
Eugene Bozza French composer born in Nice France (d. 1991)
04 Apr 1906
Beatrice Bea Benaderet American actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction) born in NYC New York (d. 1968)
04 Apr 1906
John Cameron Swayze American newscaster (Timex Hindenberg) born in Wichita Kansas (d. 1995) [NS]
04 Apr 1907
Nathan M. Pusey American educator 24th president of Harvard University (1953-71) born in Council Bluffs Iowa (d. 2001)
04 Apr 1908
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey American author (Cheaper by the Dozen) born in NYC New York (d. 2006)
04 Apr 1911
Max Dupain Australian photographer born in Ashfield Australia (d. 1992)
04 Apr 1913
Frances Langford American singer (Armed Forces Hour Star Time) born in Lakeland Florida (d. 2005)
04 Apr 1913
Jerome Weidman American writer (Tenderloin) born in NYC New York (d. 1998)
04 Apr 1913
Rosemary Lane American actress (An Angel from Texas 4 Mothers Harvest Melody) born in Indianola Iowa (d. 1974)
04 Apr 1913
Jules Lger Canadian diplomat and Governor General of Canada born in Saint-Anicet Quebec (d. 1980)
04 Apr 1914
Gustave Camus Belgian painter born in Chtelet Belgium (d. 1984)
04 Apr 1914
John Beith British diplomat ambasador to Israel and Belgium (d. 2000)
04 Apr 1914
Marguerite Duras French novelist and playwright (Sea Wall) born in Saigon French IndoChina (d. 1996)
04 Apr 1915
Jan Drda Czech writer (Nema Barikada Mestecko Na Dlani) born in Pbram Czech Republic (d. 1970)
04 Apr 1915
Lars Ahlin Swedish writer (My Death is My Own) born in Sundsvall Sweden (d. 1997)
04 Apr 1916
David White American actor (Larry Tate-Bewitched) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1990)
04 Apr 1916
Nikola Ljubii President of the Presidency of Serbia (1982-84) and Communist politician born in Karan Uice Kingdom of Serbia (d. 2005)
04 Apr 1916
Mickey Owen American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) born in Nixa Missouri (d. 2005)
04 Apr 1917
Joseph Ortiz French-Algerian extremist and rebel (barricade uprising) born in Guyotville Algeria (d. 1995)
04 Apr 1918
George Jellicoe Earl Jellicoe British naval commander and member of the House of Lords (1939-2007) born in Hatfield (d. 2007)
04 Apr 1919
Antony Tudor English dancer and choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957) born in London (d. 1987)
04 Apr 1920
ric Rohmer [Maurice Schrer] French director journalist and teacher (My Night at Mauds Claires Knee Le rayon vert) born in Tulle Corrze France (d. 2010)
04 Apr 1921
Willem J Wim the Villiers South African minister of Administration
04 Apr 1922
Elmer Bernstein American movie music composer (The Magnificent Seven To Kill A Mockingbird The Age Of innocence Thoroughly Modern Mille) born in NYC New York (d. 2004)
04 Apr 1923
Manon Alving Dutch actress (The Assault Short American) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 2010)
04 Apr 1923
Peter Vaughan British actor (Porridge Game of Thrones) born in Wem Shropshire England (d. 2016)
04 Apr 1924
Chris Prater English screenprinter born in London (d. 1996)
04 Apr 1925
Elizabeth Wilson American screen and stage actress (Doc East SideWest Side) born in Grand Rapids Michigan (d. 2015)
04 Apr 1925
Erna Spoorenberg Dutch singer born in Yogyakarta Java Indonesia (d. 2004)
04 Apr 1925
Claude Wagner French-Canadian politician and judge born in Shawinigan Quebec Canada (d. 1979)
04 Apr 1925
Emmett Williams American poet born in Greenville South Carolina (d. 2007)
04 Apr 1925
Mother Divine [Edna Rose Ritchings] cult leader of the International Peace Mission Movement born in Vancouver (d. 2017)
04 Apr 1927
Bob Stump American politician U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona born in Phoenix Arizona (d. 2003)
04 Apr 1928
Bill Ryan American newscaster (Smithsonian) born in Brooklyn New York
04 Apr 1928
Jimmy Logan British comedian (Mad Death) born in Dennistoun Glasgow Scotland (d. 2001)
04 Apr 1928
Monty Norman English singer and film composer (James Bond Theme) born in London
04 Apr 1928
Estelle Harris American actress (Estelle Costanza - Seinfeld Toy Story) born in Manhattan New York
04 Apr 1929
William F. Clinger Jr. American politician U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania born in Warren Pennsylvania
04 Apr 1931
Denis Frank Owen British ecologist and natural historian born in London (d. 1996)
04 Apr 1931
Harold Volkmer American politician U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri born in Jefferson City Missouri (d. 2011)
04 Apr 1931
Bobby Ray Inman American admiral and intelligence director born in Rhonesboro Texas
04 Apr 1932
Bapu Nadkarni Indian cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68) born in Nashik Bombay British India
04 Apr 1932
Richard Lugar American politician U. S. Senator from Indiana born in Indianapolis Indiana
04 Apr 1932
Clive Davis American record producer and music industry executive born in Brooklyn New York
04 Apr 1932
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet filmmaker (Andrei Rublev Mirror Stalker) born in Zavrazhye Russia Soviet Union (d. 1986)
04 Apr 1933
Frits Bolkestein Dutch politician (Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy) born in Amsterdam
04 Apr 1933
Robin Phillips English multi-millionaire manufacturer (hand-dryer)
04 Apr 1933
Seoirse Bodley Irish composer and professor of music (University College Dublin) born in Dublin
04 Apr 1933
Bill France Jr. NASCAR pioneer born in Washington D.C. (d. 2007)
04 Apr 1934
Dorothy Grenfell Williams radio producer and broadcaster born in Johannesburg (d. 1994)
04 Apr 1935
Easton McMorris West Indian cricketer (WI batsman of 60s) born in St Andrew Kingston Jamaica
04 Apr 1935
Franois-Bernard Mche French composer born in Clermont-Ferrand France
04 Apr 1935
Lord Ichayra secretary-general (British Banking Association)
04 Apr 1935
Trevor Griffiths English playwright (Absolute Beginners) born in Manchester
04 Apr 1936
Margo J. Sylvia rocker (Tune Weavers) (d. 1991)
04 Apr 1937
Ian St James novelist (Balfour Conspiracy Vengeance Money Stones)
04 Apr 1937
Hans van den Doel Dutch politician and economist (PvdA) born in Zierikzee Netherlands (d. 2012)
04 Apr 1938
A Bartlett Giamatti American President of Yale and baseball commissioner (1989) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1989)
04 Apr 1938
Peter Attenborough British headmaster (Charterhouse)
04 Apr 1939
Hugh Masekela South African trumpeter anti-apartheid activist (I Am Not Afraid) described as the father of South African jazz born in Witbank South Africa (d. 2018)
04 Apr 1939
JoAnne Carner American LPGA golfer (US Womens Open 1971 76) born in Kirkland Washington
04 Apr 1939
Major Lance American soul singer (The Monkey Time) born in Winterville Mississippi (d. 1994)
04 Apr 1939
Ernie Terrell American boxer (WBA champ 1965-7) born in Belzoni Mississippi (d. 2014)
04 Apr 1940
Bijan Iranian mens apparel designer (Bijan) born in Tehran Iran (d. 2011)
04 Apr 1940
Robby Mller Dutch cinematographer (Breaking the Waves Dead Man Korczak) born in Willemstad Curaao Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2018)
04 Apr 1940
Vladimir Timofeyevich Isakov Russian cosmonaut born in Zilair Russia
04 Apr 1940
Richard Attwood British racing driver born in Wolverhampton Staffordshire
04 Apr 1940
Sharon Sheeley American songwriter (Somethin Else) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2002)
04 Apr 1941
Bill Tarmey English actor (Coronation Street) born in Ardwick Manchester (d. 2012)
04 Apr 1942
Kitty Kelley American journalist and author (Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra) born in Spokane Washington
04 Apr 1942
Kris Jensen American musician (Torture) born in New Haven Connecticut
04 Apr 1943
Ian Robertson British museum director (National Army Museum)
04 Apr 1944
David Melville British physicist and academic (Middlesex Polytechnic) born in Gateshead Durham England
04 Apr 1944
Lawrence A. Hough American rower (Pairs wo cox-1968 olympic silver) born in Janesville Wisconsin
04 Apr 1944
Magda Aelvoet Belgian politician (Greens) born in Steenokkerzeel Belgium
04 Apr 1944
Craig T. Nelson American actor (Poltergeist Hayden Fox-Coach) born in Spokane Washington
04 Apr 1945
Bryan Andrews New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium-pacer toured Australia 1973-74) born in Christchurch New Zealand
04 Apr 1945
Caroline McWilliams American actress (Sally-Soap Marcy-Benson) born in Seattle Washington
04 Apr 1945
Walter Charles American actor (Fletch Lives Weeds) born in East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania
04 Apr 1946
Dave Hill English rock guitarist (Slade-Coz I Love You) born in Holbeton Devon
04 Apr 1946
Katsuaki Sato Japanese martial artist founder and director of Satojuku Karate born in Sakhalin Japan
04 Apr 1947
Salvatore Sciarrino Italian composer born in Palermo Italy
04 Apr 1947
Ray Fosse American baseball player and broadcaster born in Marion Illinois
04 Apr 1947
Wiranto Indonesian army general (Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces) born in Yogyakarta Indonesia
04 Apr 1948
Berry Oakley American rocker and bass player (Allman Brothers Band) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1972)
04 Apr 1948
David Pick Withers English jazz drummer (Dire Straits) born in Leicester England
04 Apr 1948
Dan Simmons American sci-fi and horror writer (Song of Kali) born in Peoria Illinois
04 Apr 1948
Derek Thompson Northern Irish actor (Charlie Fairhead - Casualty) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
04 Apr 1949
Larry Lingle American rocker (The Four Seasons) born in Kansas City Missouri
04 Apr 1949
Shing-Tung Yau Hong Kong-born American mathematician born in Shantou Guangdong Province China
04 Apr 1949
Michael Fennelly American musician (The Millennium Crabby Appleton) born in New York New York
04 Apr 1950
Christine Lahti American actress (Harvey Korman Show Swing Shift) born in Detroit Michigan
04 Apr 1951
Steve Gatlin American country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady) born in Olney Texas
04 Apr 1951
Hun Sen Prime Minister of Cambodia born in Kampong Cham Cambodia
04 Apr 1952
Gary Moore Irish rock guitarist (Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2011)
04 Apr 1952
Rosemarie Ackermann German high jumper (Olympic gold 1976) born in Lohsa Sachsen Germany
04 Apr 1952
Gregg Hansford Australian motorcycle and touring car racer born in Australia (d. 1995)
04 Apr 1953
Robert Bertrand Canadian politician (Liberal Party of Canada) born in Fort-Coulonge Quebec Canada
04 Apr 1954
Julie Carmen American actress (Gloria Last Plane Out) born in Mount Vernon New York
04 Apr 1954
Michel Camilo Dominican pianist (Rendezvous) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
04 Apr 1956
Evelyn Hart Canadian prima ballerina (Royal Winnipeg Ballet) born in Toronto Canada
04 Apr 1956
Lamen Khalifa Fhimah Suk Giuma Libya bomber (Pan Am Flight 103)
04 Apr 1956
Tom Herr American baseball player born in Lancaster Pennsylvania
04 Apr 1956
David E. Kelley American writer and TV producer (Picket Fences Chicago Hope) born in Waterville Maine
04 Apr 1957
Graeme Kelling Scottish pop guitarist (Deacon Blue) born in Paisley Scotland (d. 2004)
04 Apr 1957
Paul Downton English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 80s) born in Farnborough London
04 Apr 1957
Ali El Haggar Egyptian singer and actor born in Imbabah Giza
04 Apr 1957
Aki Kaurismki Finnish film director (The Other Side of Hope) born in Orimattila Finland
04 Apr 1957
Kelso American racehorse born in Claiborne Farm near Paris Kentucky (d. 1983)
04 Apr 1957
Nobuyoshi Kuwano Japanese musician (Rats & Star) born in ta Tokyo
04 Apr 1958
Derek Kallicharran cricket all-rounder (Guyana USA 1994 ICC Trophy) born in Berbice Guyana
04 Apr 1958
John Wesley Jones American sprinter 4X100m relayer (Olympic gold 1976) born in Lawton Oklahoma
04 Apr 1958
Cazuza Brazilian poet singer and composer born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1990)
04 Apr 1958
Lam Jones American athlete NFL receiver (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1976 NY Jets) born in Lawton Oklahoma (d. 2019)
04 Apr 1962
Sherrin Smyers Australian LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-11th) born in Newcastle Australia
04 Apr 1962
Tina Tombs LPGA golfer (1990 Jamie Farr Toledo) born in Montreal Quebec
04 Apr 1963
Anthony Clark American actor and comedian (Boyd Pritchett-Boston Common) born in Lynchburg Virginia
04 Apr 1963
Dale Hawerchuk Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers) born in Toronto Ontario
04 Apr 1963
David Gavurin English pop guitarist and composer (Sundays Blind)
04 Apr 1963
Jack Del Rio American football player NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings) born in Castro Valley California
04 Apr 1963
Nigel Preston British drummer (The Cult) born in Birmingham (d. 1992)
04 Apr 1960
Bev Smith Canadian basketball forward (Olympics 1996) born in Salmon Arm Canada
04 Apr 1960
Jonathan Agnew English cricket broadcaster born in Macclesfield Cheshire
04 Apr 1960
Jane Eaglin English dramatic soprano born in Lincoln England
04 Apr 1960
Hugo Weaving Nigerian-born English-Australian actor (Agent Smith - The Matrix) born in Ibadan Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
04 Apr 1905
Tony Manero American golfer (US Open 1936) born in NYC NY (d. 1989)
04 Apr 1932
Bapu Nadkarni Indian cricket all-rounder (41 Tests top score 122 88 wickets) born in Nashik India (d. 2020)
04 Apr 1938
A. Bartlett Giamatti American executive (MLB Commissioner 1989 President Yale University 1978-86) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1989)
04 Apr 1939
JoAnne Carner American golfer (US Womens Open 1971 76) born in Kirkland Washington
04 Apr 1948
Berry Oakley American rocker and bass player (The Allman Brothers Band) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1972)
04 Apr 1956
Evelyn Hart Canadian prima ballerina (Royal Winnipeg Ballet) born in Toronto Ontario
04 Apr 1958
Lam Jones American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1976) and NFL wide receiver (NY Jets 1980-86) born in Lawton Oklahoma (d. 2019)
04 Apr 1964
Paul Parker English soccer player born in West Ham Essex
04 Apr 1964
Robbie Rist American actor (Oliver-Brady Bunch) and musician born in Los Angeles California
04 Apr 1964
Branco [Cludio Ibrahim Vaz Leal] Brazilian footballer and coach born in Bag Brazil
04 Apr 1965
Tony Burse American football running back (Edmonton Eskimos) born in LaFayette Georgia
04 Apr 1966
Michal Clingman WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-9th-1994) born in Indio California
04 Apr 1572
William Strachey English writer (early history of the English colonisation of North America) born in Saffron Walden Essex (d. 1621)
04 Apr 1870
George Albert Smith American religious leader 8th President of Latter-day Saints born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1951)
04 Apr 1914
John Beith British diplomat ambassador to Israel and Belgium (d. 2000)
04 Apr 1928
Alfredo Chocolate Armenteros Cuban jazz trumpeter(Orchestra HarlowEddie Palmieri)born inSanta ClaraCuba(d. 2016)
04 Apr 1939
Danny Thompson English multi-instrumentalist (Blues Incorporated) born in Teignmouth England
04 Apr 1949
Larry Lingle American rock guitarist (The Four Seasons 1979-93) born in Kansas City Missouri
04 Apr 1953
Chen Yi Chinese-American violinist composer (From the Path of Beauty) and educator (UMKC Conservatory 2006-present) born in Guangzhou China
04 Apr 1956
William Joseph Burns American Diplomat and government official (Director of the CIA 2021-) born in Fort Bragg North Carolina
04 Apr 1963
Dale Hawerchuk Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (1 pick NHL Draft 1981 Calder Trophy 1982 Canada Cup 1987 91 Winnipeg Jets Buffalo Sabres) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2020)
04 Apr 1836
(Charles) Jerome Hopkins American composer pianist critic and musical education advocate born in Burlington Vermont (d. 1898)
04 Apr 1868
Felipe G. Calderon Filipino lawyer politician educator and co-author of Malolos Constitution (of the First Philippine Republic) born in Santa Cruz de Malabon Cavite Philippines(d. 1908)
04 Apr 1879
Gabriel Grovlez French pianist conductor (Opra de Paris 1914-34) and composer (LAlmanach aux images) born in Lille France (d. 1944)
04 Apr 1895
Benjamin Thackston Tack Knight American cartoonist (Little Folks) born in Dillsboro North Carolina (d. 1976)
04 Apr 1922
Elmer Bernstein American film music composer (The Magnificent Seven To Kill A Mockingbird The Age Of Innocence Thoroughly Modern Millie) born in New York City (d. 2004)
04 Apr 1925
Claude Wagner French Canadian politician and judge born in Shawinigan Quebec Canada (d. 1979)
04 Apr 1932
Richard Lugar American politician (U.S. Senator from Indiana 1977-2013) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2019)
04 Apr 1932
Clive Davis American record producer and music industry executive (Columbia Arista Sony) born in Brooklyn New York
04 Apr 1932
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet filmmaker (Andrei Rublev Mirror Stalker) born in Zavrazhye Russia Soviet Union (d. 1986)
04 Apr 1935
Easton McMorris West Indian cricket batsman (13 Tests 1 x 100 Jamaica) born in St Andrew Jamaica (d. 2022)
04 Apr 1939
Ernie Terrell American boxer (WBA heavyweight champion 1965-7) born in Belzoni Mississippi (d. 2014)
04 Apr 1947
Ray Fosse American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star Gold Glove Award 1970 71 Cleveland Indians World Series Oakland As 1973 74) and broadcaster (Oakland As NBC) born in Marion Illinois (d. 2021)
04 Apr 1947
James Hazeldine British stage and screen actor (Londons Burning) born in Salford Lancashire England (d. 2002)
04 Apr 1952
Pat Burns Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame coach (Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins Stanley Cup 2002-03 New Jersey Devils) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2010)
04 Apr 1956
Allan Harris American jazz singer and guitarist (Cross That River Kates Soulfood) born in Harlem New York City
04 Apr 1960
Andrew Ladd British pianist and contemporary classical composer born in Kent England
04 Apr 1716
Johann Evangelist Schreiber Swiss Baroque composer born in Arth Switzerland (d. 1800)
04 Apr 1740
Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen German organist composer and pedagogue born in Oehrenstock Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1804)
04 Apr 1792
Thaddeus Stevens US Radical Republican congressional leader (Rep-R-Pennsylvania 1849-53 1859-68) born in Danville Vermont (d. 1868)
04 Apr 1893
Hans Riegel Sr. German sweet inventor (founder of Haribo) born in Bonn Germany (d. 1945)
04 Apr 1899
Carmel Myers American stage and silent and sound screen actress (Ben-Hur Svengali) born in San Francisco California (d. 1980)
04 Apr 1913
Dave Brown Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests 19 games NSW Eastern Suburbs Warrington RL Immortal) and coach (Eastern Suburbs) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1974)
04 Apr 1913
Frances Langford American singer (Im In The Mood For Love) entertainer (Armed Forces Hour USO tours) actress (All-American Co-Ed Born To Dance) and philanthropist born in Hernando Florida (d. 2005)
04 Apr 1928
Monty Norman [Noserovitch] British big band singer songwriter (False Hearted Lover) and film composer (James Bond Theme) born in Stepney England (d. 2022)
04 Apr 1929
Patricia McBride Lousada American ballerina (Ballet Society New York City Ballet 1946-51) and cookbook author (Pasta Italian Style) born in Manhattan New York City (d. 2019)
04 Apr 1938
A. Bartlett Giamatti American MLB commissioner (1989) and President of Yale University (1978-86) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1989)
04 Apr 1948
David Pick Withers British rock and jazz drummer (Dire Straits 1977-82) born in Leicester England
04 Apr 1731
Francesc Morera i Cots Valencian composer born in Sant Mateu Spain (d. 1793)
04 Apr 1752
Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli Italian composer (Andromeda) born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1837)
04 Apr 1755
Vincenc Maek Bohemian composer born in Zvkovec Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1831)
04 Apr 1762
Stephen Storace English composer born in London England (d. 1796)
04 Apr 1785
Bettina von Arnim German writer and composer of the Romantic era (This Book Belongs to the King) born in Free City of Frankfurt Holy Roman Empire (now in Germany) (d. 1859)
04 Apr 1804
Joseph Fischhof Czech-Austrian pianist and composer born in Buovice Moravia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1857)
04 Apr 1868
Felipe G. Calderon Filipino lawyer politician educator and co-author of Malolos Constitution (of the First Philippine Republic) born in Santa Cruz de Malabon Cavite Philippines (d. 1908)
04 Apr 1872
Pauline de Haan-Manifarges Dutch concert and opera contralto singer born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1954)
04 Apr 1875
Pierre Monteux French-American conductor (Boston Symphony 1919-24 Concertgebouw 192434 Orchestre Symphonique de Paris 192938 San Francisco Symphony 193652 London Symphony 1961-64) born in Paris France (d. 1964)
04 Apr 1895
Arthur Murray [Moses Teichman] American ballroom dancer and businessman (Arthur Murray Dance Party) born in New York City (d. 1991)
04 Apr 1896
Robert Sherwood American dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois Idiots Delight) born in New Rochelle New York (d. 1955)
04 Apr 1905
Tony Manero American golfer (US Open 1936) born in New York City (d. 1989)
04 Apr 1906
Bea Benaderet American radio and screen comic actress (Petticoat Junction - Kate The Beverly Hillbillies - Cousin Pearl George Burns and Gracie Allen Show - Blanche) born in New York City (d. 1968)
04 Apr 1906
John Cameron Swayze American newscaster (The Hindenberg) and spokesperson (Timex) born in Wichita Kansas (d. 1995)
04 Apr 1908
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey American author (Cheaper by the Dozen) born in New York City (d. 2006)
04 Apr 1910
Barthlemy Boganda French-African politician (Central African Republics 1st President 1958-59) born in Bobangui French Colony of Ubangi-Shari (d. 1959)
04 Apr 1913
Jerome Weidman American writer (Tenderloin) born in New York City (d. 1998)
04 Apr 1916
Mickey Owen American baseball catcher (4 MLB All-Star 194144 Brooklyn Dodgers) born in Nixa Missouri (d. 2005)
04 Apr 1925
(Huberdina) Erna Spoorenberg Dutch soprano (Vienna State Opera De Nederlandse Opera) and voice teacher born in Yogyakarta Java Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) (d. 2004)
04 Apr 1928
Alfredo Chocolate Armenteros Cuban jazz trumpeter(Orchestra HarlowEddie Palmieri) born in Santa ClaraCuba (d. 2016)
04 Apr 1929
Patricia McBride Lousada American ballerina (Ballet Society New York City Ballet 1946-51) and cookbook author (Pasta Italian Style) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2019)
04 Apr 1932
Pierre Lacotte French choreographer and ballet historian born in Chatou France (d. 2023) [1]
04 Apr 1936
Margo J. Sylvia (ne Lopez) American pop singer (Tune Weavers - Happy Happy Birthday Baby) born in Woburn Massachusetts (d. 1991)
04 Apr 1939
Danny Thompson British double bassist (Blues Incorporated Pentangle Richard Thompson John Martyn) born in Teignmouth England
04 Apr 1939
Ernie Terrell American boxer (WBA heavyweight champion 1965-67) born in Belzoni Mississippi (d. 2014)
04 Apr 1939
Hugh Masekela South African trumpeter described as the father of South African jazz (Grazing in the Grass Soweto Blues Sarafina) and anti-apartheid activist born in Witbank South Africa (d. 2018)
04 Apr 1944
Ronnie Rees Welsh soccer winger (39 caps Coventry City WBA Nottingham Forest) born in Ystradgynlais Wales (d. 2023)
04 Apr 1952
Gregg Hansford Australian motorcycle racer (10 x GP wins) and touring car racer (Bathurst 1993) born in Brisbane Australia (d. 1995)
04 Apr 1956
David E. Kelley American writer and TV producer (L.A. Law Picket Fences Chicago Hope Boston Legal) born in Waterville Maine
04 Apr 1956
William Joseph Burns American diplomat and government official (Director of the CIA 2021-) born in Fort Bragg North Carolina
04 Apr 1958
David Roback American alternative rock guitarist songwriter and producer (Opal Mazzy Star) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2020)
04 Apr 1740
Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen German organist composer and pedagogue born in Oehrenstock Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1804)
04 Apr 1752
Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli Italian composer (Andromeda) born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (d. 1837)
04 Apr 1755
Vincenc Maek Bohemian composer born in Zvkovec Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1831)
04 Apr 1785
Bettina von Arnim German writer and composer of the Romantic era (This Book Belongs to the King) born in Free City of Frankfurt Holy Roman Empire (d. 1859)
04 Apr 1843
Hans Richter Austrian-Hungarian orchestral and opera conductor who led first complete performance of Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus (1876) born in Raab Kingdom of Hungary Austrian Empire (d. 1916)
04 Apr 1875
Jozef Szulc Polish composer born in Warsaw Russian Poland (d. 1956)
04 Apr 1881
Charles Earle Funk American civil engineer lexicographer and editor (Funk & Wagnalls New International Year Book) born in Springfield Ohio (d. 1957) [1]
04 Apr 1893
Hans Riegel Sr. German confectioner and inventor of the gummy bear (founder of Haribo) born in Bonn Germany (d. 1945)
04 Apr 1894
Ruth Cummings (ne Sinclair) American stage silent and sound screen actress (Daybreak Dream of Love) and screenwriter born in Washington D.C. (d. 1984)
04 Apr 1914
John Beith British diplomat who served as the ambassador to Israel and Belgium born in England (d. 2000) [1]
04 Apr 1928
Bill Ryan American newscaster (Smithsonian) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1997)
04 Apr 1928
Estelle Harris American actress and comedian (Estelle Costanza - Seinfeld Toy Story) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2022)
04 Apr 1929
William F. Clinger Jr. American politician and Republican Representative from Pennsylvania (1979-97) born in Warren Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
04 Apr 1932
Clive Davis American record producer and music industry executive (Columbia Arista Sony) born in Brooklyn New York City
04 Apr 1933
Seirse Bodley Irish composer and professor of music (University College Dublin) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 2023) [1]
04 Apr 1935
Franois-Bernard Mche French composer (Sopiana Le printemps du serpent) and music theorist born in Clermont-Ferrand France
04 Apr 1935
Lord Inchyra [Robert Charles Reneke Hoyer Millar] British noble and former secretary-general of the British Banking Association born in England (d. 2011)
04 Apr 1935
Trevor Griffiths English stage and television playwright (Absolute Beginners Comedians) born in Manchester England (d. 2024)
04 Apr 1939
Major Lance American soul singer (The Monkey Time Um Um Um Um Um Um) born in Winterville Mississippi (d. 1994) [some sources give year as 1941 or 1942]
04 Apr 1942
Kris Jensen American rockabilly singer and musician (Torture) born in New Haven Connecticut
04 Apr 1943
Ian Robertson British museum director (National Army Museum) born in Westmoreland England (d. 2003) [1]
04 Apr 1946
Dave Hill English rock guitarist (Slade - Coz I Love You) born in Holbeton Devon England
04 Apr 1947
Ray Fosse American MLB baseball catcher 1967-79 (All-Star Gold Glove Award - 1970 1971 Cleveland Indians World Series Oakland As 1973 74 and 2 other teams) and broadcaster (Oakland As NBC) born in Marion Illinois (d. 2021)
04 Apr 1947
Salvatore Sciarrino Italian composer (Quaderno di strada 2003 La porta della legge 200608) born in Palermo Italy
04 Apr 1947
Wiranto Indonesian army general (Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces) and politician born in Yogyakarta Indonesia
04 Apr 1951
Hun Sen Cambodian politician and military general (Prime Minister 1985-2023 Senate president since 2023) born in Kampong Cham Cambodia
04 Apr 1951
Steve Gatlin American country singer (Gatlin Brothers - Broken Lady) born in Olney Texas
04 Apr 1953
Susan Alcorn American pedal steel guitarist and avant garde composer born in Allentown Pennsylvania (d. 2025) [1]
04 Apr 1957
Nobuyoshi Kuwano Japanese comedian trumpeter and vocalist (Rats & Star) born in ta Tokyo
04 Apr 1958
Hrvoje Horvatic Croatian filmmaker (Hand on the Shoulder) born in Rijeka Yugoslavia (d. 1997)
04 Apr 1835
John Hughlings Jackson English neurologist and epilepsy researcher born in Yorkshire England (d. 1911)
04 Apr 1875
Samuel S. Hinds American actor (Raven Test Pilot) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1948)
04 Apr 1906
John Cameron Swayze American newscaster anchorman and game show panelist born in Wichita Kansas (d. 1995)
04 Apr 1923
Gene Reynolds American screenwriter director and producer (MASH) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2020)
04 Apr 1924
Paul Ornstein Hungarian-American Holocaust survivor and psychoanalyst born in Hajdunanas Hungary (d. 2017)
04 Apr 1928
Eli Zeira Israeli major general and chief of military intelligence (1972-74) born in Haifa British Mandate of Palestine (d. 2025) [1]
04 Apr 1935
Kenneth Mars American actor (The Producers Whats Up Doc Malcolm in the Middle) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)
04 Apr 1935
Lord Inchyra [Robert Charles Reneke Hoyer Millar] British noble and secretary-general of the British Banking Association born in England (d. 2011)
04 Apr 1935
Trevor Griffiths British stage and television playwright (Absolute Beginners Comedians) born in Manchester England (d. 2024)
04 Apr 1939
Danny Thompson British double bassist (Blues Incorporated Pentangle Richard Thompson John Martyn) born in Teignmouth England (d. 2025)
04 Apr 1941
Bill Tarmey [William Cleworth-Piddington] British actor (Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street) born in Ardwick England (d. 2012)
04 Apr 1942
Don Bryant American R&B and gospel songwriter and singer (Ann Peeples - I Cant Stand the Rain A Chosen Few The Bo-Keys) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2025) [1]
04 Apr 1942
Jim Fregosi American Major League Baseball player and 6x All-Star (California Angels New York Mets Texas Rangers) born in San Francisco California (d. 2014)
04 Apr 1943
Paulette Jiles American poet and novelist (News of the World The Colour of Lightning) born in Salem Missouri (d. 2025)
04 Apr 1945
Caroline McWilliams American actress (Sally on Soap Marcy on Benson) born in Seattle Washington
04 Apr 1948
Dan Simmons American sci-fi and horror writer (Song of Kali The Terror) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 2026)
04 Apr 1948
Richard Parsons American businessman and chief executive officer of Time Warner (2002-07) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2024)
04 Apr 1954
G. V. Loganathan Indian-American professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering born in Gobichettipalayam India (d. 2007) [1] [2]
04 Apr 1957
Ali El Haggar Egyptian singer (Tegeesh Naeesh Aho Dh Elly Sar) born in Imbabah Giza